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Zhouhan Jin; Stuart Webb – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2024
There has been increasing interest in the effects of note taking in second language (L2) research. However, no meta-analysis has been conducted to examine the relationship between note taking and learning through exposure to L2 input. We retrieved 28 effect sizes from 21 studies (N = 1992) to explore the overall effects of note taking as well as…
Descriptors: Notetaking, Second Language Learning, Meta Analysis, Effect Size
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Wei Yi; Yanlu Zhong – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2024
This meta-analysis synthesized 35 English studies (130 effect sizes, N = 1,981) that employed online tasks to investigate the processing of multiword sequences (MWSs). We examined (a) to what extent MWSs enjoy a processing advantage over novel word combinations; (b) how such a processing advantage is moderated by statistical regularities (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Processing
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Lindstromberg, Seth – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2022
It is important to be able to identify research results likely to have been arrived at by means of "'p'-hacking," a common term for research and reporting practices (such as the selective reporting of results) that are biased toward finding "p" < [alpha]. This paper discusses and demonstrates "'p'-curving," a means…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Bias, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
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Kostromitina, Maria; Plonsky, Luke – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2022
Elicited imitation tasks (EITs) have been proposed and examined as a practical measure of second language (L2) proficiency. This study aimed to provide an updated and comprehensive view of the relationship between EITs and other proficiency measures. Toward that end, 46 reports were retrieved contributing 60 independent effect sizes (Pearson's r)…
Descriptors: Imitation, Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Yanagisawa, Akifumi; Webb, Stuart – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2022
The present meta-analysis aimed to improve on Involvement Load Hypothesis (ILH) by incorporating it into a broader framework that predicts incidental vocabulary learning. Studies testing the ILH were systematically collected and 42 studies meeting our inclusion criteria were analyzed. The model-selection approach was used to determine the optimal…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Vocabulary Development, Meta Analysis, Linguistic Theory
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Teimouri, Yasser; Goetze, Julia; Plonsky, Luke – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
Second language (L2) anxiety has been the object of constant empirical and theoretical attention for several decades. As a matter of both theoretical and practical interest, much of the research in this domain has examined the relationship between anxiety and L2 achievement. The present study meta-analyzes this body of research. Following a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Anxiety, Correlation
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Yanagisawa, Akifumi; Webb, Stuart; Uchihara, Takumi – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
This meta-analysis investigated the overall effects of glossing on L2 vocabulary learning from reading and the influence of potential moderator variables: gloss format (type, language, mode) and text and learner characteristics. A total of 359 effect sizes from 42 studies (N = 3802) meeting the inclusion criteria were meta-analyzed. The results…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Comprehension
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Avery, Nick; Marsden, Emma – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
Despite extensive theoretical and empirical research, we do not have estimations of the magnitude of sensitivity to grammatical information during L2 online processing. This is largely due to reliance on null hypothesis significance testing (Plonsky, 2015). The current meta-analysis draws on data from one elicitation technique, self-paced reading,…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Second Language Learning, Morphology (Languages), Syntax
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Ziegler, Nicole – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2016
The current study reports on a meta-analysis of the relative effectiveness of interaction in synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) and face-to-face (FTF) contexts. The primary studies included in the analysis were journal articles and dissertations completed between 1990 and 2012 (k = 14). Results demonstrate that interaction in SCMC…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Interaction, Meta Analysis
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Li, Shaofeng – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2016
A meta-analysis was conducted to examine the construct validity of language aptitude by synthesizing the existing research that has been accumulated over the past five decades. The study aimed to provide a thorough understanding of the construct by aggregating the data reported in the primary research on its correlations with other individual…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Construct Validity, Language Skills, Correlation
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Cerezo, Luis; Caras, Allison; Leow, Ronald P. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2016
Meta-analytic research suggests an edge of explicit over implicit instruction for the development of complex L2 grammatical structures, but the jury is still out as to which type of explicit instruction--"deductive" or "inductive," where rules are respectively provided or elicited--proves more effective. Avoiding this…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Lee, Sang-Ki; Huang, Hung-Tzu – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2008
Effects of pedagogical interventions with visual input enhancement on grammar learning have been investigated by a number of researchers during the past decade and a half. The present review delineates this research domain via a systematic synthesis of 16 primary studies (comprising 20 unique study samples) retrieved through an exhaustive…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Linguistic Input, Intervention, Grammar